Jar lid opener



W w. v. HARROILD awn? JAR LID OPENER Filed July 22, 1935 ATTORNEYPatented Apr. 28, 1936 PAT ll Claim.

This invention relates to jar holders and openers and has for theprimary object the provision of a device of this character which maybereadily adapted to a jar and its cap so that a person may easily holdthe jar and turn the cap off of said jar without mutilating either andwhich is simple, durable and efficient and which may be manufactured andsold at a low cost.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention,

reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section,illustrating a combined jar holder and opener constructed in accordancewith my invention and showing the same applied to a jar and its cap.

Figure 2 is a top plan view illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view partly in section illustrating the same.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals II and 2 indicate pairsof superimposed arouately curved jaws, each pair of jaws having integraltherewith handles3. The jaws2 are equipped with a suitable yieldablecovering i while the jaws l are provided with gripping serrations 5. Thejaws I are pivotally connected by a pivot 6. The jaws 2 are pivotallyconnected to one end of a substantially U-shaped bracket l whichincludes parallel arms 8 and a bight portion 9.

The bracket 7 is arranged so that the arms 8 thereof are disposed insuperimposed relation (Cl. 813.ll)

with the lowermost arm of the shortest length and having the jaws 2pivoted thereto. A plate or link Ill has one end connected with thepivot 6, while the opposite end of said plate or link is offset, asshown at H, and pivoted to the long 5 arm 8 of the bracket l. The jaws 2are capable of swinging relative to the plate or link In and the latteris capable of swinging on the bracket.

In operation, the jaws 2 are applied to a jar I2, as shown in Figure 1,and the jaws II are 10 applied to the cap !3 of the jar. The operatorgrasps the handles of the jaws 2 in one hand and the handles of the jawsl in the other hand. The handles of the jaws l are then swung away fromthe handles of the jaws 2, turning or unthreading the cap it from thejar l2. The arrangement of the plate or link ill permits the jaws l toremain centered with respect to the jar and cap when turning said capoff of the 20 jar. The same operation is employed for threading the capI3 on the jar, except that the handles of the jaws II are swung in anopposite direction. Through the handles of the jaws 2 the jar i2 is heldagainst turning. 25

Having described the invention, I claim:

A combined jar holder and cap remover comprising a bracket includingparallel arms of difierent lengths integrally connected with each other,a pair of jaws pivoted to one of said arms, 30 a link pivoted to theother arm, a second pair of jaws arranged in superimposed relation tothe first pair of jaws, a pivot connecting the second pair of jaws andconnecting the link thereto, and handles integral with said jaws. 35

ROY V. HARROLD.

